Argent Minerals Limited (AU:ARD)
ASX:ARD
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Argent Minerals Limited
(Sydney:ARD)
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Rating:43Neutral
Price Target:
AU$0.04
▼(-18.00% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/16/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance: persistent losses, negative ROE, and negative operating/free cash flow. Technicals are a partial offset with strong momentum above major moving averages, but overbought signals (RSI/Stoch) add near-term risk. Valuation remains challenged due to negative earnings and no dividend yield data.
Positive Factors
Low leverage / limited debt
Low debt levels provide durable financial flexibility for an exploration company. With limited fixed obligations the firm can better withstand capital-intensive exploration cycles, pursue farm-outs or equity raises without high interest burdens, and reduce short-term solvency risk.
Negative Factors
Persistently negative profit margins
Deeply negative EBIT/EBITDA margins reflect structural inability to generate operating profits from current activities. Over the medium term this limits internal funding for exploration, increases dependence on external capital, and signals operational inefficiencies or underdevelopment of projects.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low leverage / limited debt
Low debt levels provide durable financial flexibility for an exploration company. With limited fixed obligations the firm can better withstand capital-intensive exploration cycles, pursue farm-outs or equity raises without high interest burdens, and reduce short-term solvency risk.
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Argent Minerals Limited (ARD) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Market Cap
AU$71.46M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)10.04M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.40
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS Growth11.76%
CountryAU
Employees1
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryIndustrial Materials
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)<0.01
Shares Outstanding1,701,501,700
10 Day Avg. Volume11,644,045
30 Day Avg. Volume10,042,661
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.60
Price to Book (P/B)18.16
Price to Sales (P/S)506.03
P/FCF Ratio-13.32
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Argent Minerals Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Argent Minerals Limited engages in the discovery, extraction, and marketing of precious and base metal properties in Australia. The company explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, and lead deposits. Its flagship project is the Kempfield Polymetal...
How the Company Makes Money
Argent Minerals Limited’s primary operating model is mineral exploration, which typically does not generate stable recurring revenue from product sales unless and until a project reaches production. Publicly available, company-specific detail on A...
Argent Minerals Limited Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
20
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
30
Negative
Cash Flow
25
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 13.89K | 59.94K | 29.58K | 4.09K | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gross Profit | -36.10K | 59.94K | 29.58K | -51.46K | -145.26K | -95.15K |
| EBITDA | -2.56M | -2.78M | -1.97M | -3.75M | -1.12M | -1.98M |
| Net Income | -2.42M | -2.71M | -1.98M | -3.86M | -1.31M | -2.11M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.55M | 2.08M | 3.91M | 3.03M | 3.31M | 4.47M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.81M | 1.37M | 3.39M | 2.40M | 2.72M | 3.75M |
| Total Debt | 210.51K | 250.87K | 32.16K | 67.69K | 102.60K | 233.83K |
| Total Liabilities | 463.67K | 408.91K | 162.05K | 241.79K | 659.64K | 1.34M |
| Stockholders Equity | 5.09M | 1.67M | 3.75M | 2.79M | 2.65M | 3.13M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -2.22M | -2.28M | -2.05M | -2.59M | -1.92M | -2.65M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -2.21M | -2.28M | -1.99M | -2.58M | -1.91M | -2.58M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -51.70K | -7.50K | -41.47K | 39.38K | 33.01K | -110.38K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 4.83M | 240.16K | 3.20M | 2.74M | -85.19K | 4.48M |
Argent Minerals Limited Technical Analysis
Neutral
0.05
Price Trends
0.03
Negative
0.03
Negative
0.03
Positive
Market Momentum
>-0.01
Negative
51.89
Neutral
125.00
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:ARD, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 0.05 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.03, above the 50-day MA of 0.03, and above the 200-day MA of 0.03, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.89 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 125.00 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for AU:ARD.
Argent Minerals Limited Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
49 Neutral | AU$84.91M | -7.36 | -2.83% | ― | ― | 36.46% | |
46 Neutral | AU$49.15M | -1.23 | 432.54% | ― | ― | 64.76% | |
44 Neutral | AU$25.01M | -10.66 | -13.50% | ― | ― | 3.73% | |
43 Neutral | AU$71.46M | -13.00 | -71.61% | ― | ― | 11.76% | |
42 Neutral | AU$29.67M | -15.92 | -6.83% | ― | ― | 80.60% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Argent Minerals Limited Corporate Events
Argent Minerals hits broad shallow silver outside Kempfield resource boundary
May 13, 2026
Argent Minerals has reported a significant new drilling intercept at its Kempfield project, with diamond drillhole AKDD214 confirming broad, shallow silver mineralisation beyond the existing Lode 100 resource boundary. The hole intersected 91.2 me...
Argent Minerals Extends High-Grade Silver Zone at Kempfield’s Lode 100
May 5, 2026
Argent Minerals has reported a major intercept from diamond drillhole AKDD213 at the Lode 100 zone of its Kempfield project, returning 159.1 metres at 80.6 grams per tonne silver equivalent from 17.9 metres, including a higher-grade interval of 18...
Argent Minerals boosts Kempfield silver scale and uncovers stronger gold potential
Apr 30, 2026
Argent Minerals reported an active March 2026 quarter, advancing exploration at its Kempfield silver-polymetallic project and the nearby Trunkey Creek gold project in New South Wales. Work focused on drilling, surface sampling and geological inter...
Argent Minerals Uncovers Thick High-Grade Lode at Kempfield Project
Apr 15, 2026
Argent Minerals has reported a major intercept at the Kempfield Project’s Lode 100, where drillhole AKDD212 returned 133.1 metres at 72.4 grams per tonne silver equivalent from 9.6 metres, including multiple high-grade silver-lead-zinc shoot...
Argent Minerals Begins CEO Transition as Kempfield Project Advances
Apr 8, 2026
Argent Minerals has initiated a leadership transition after Managing Director and CEO Pedro Kastellorizos decided to step down, with his tenure ending on 15 June 2026 and a continuing role as a technical consultant thereafter. The board has begun ...
Argent Minerals Details Governance and Structure in Half-Year Report
Mar 10, 2026
Argent Minerals Limited has released its half-year report for the period ended 31 December 2025, outlining its corporate structure and key governance details. The document highlights the composition of the board and management, as well as the comp...
Argent Minerals confirms visible gold at Kempfield and Trunkey Creek projects
Feb 23, 2026
Argent Minerals has confirmed the first occurrence of visible gold within Lode 100 at its Kempfield Polymetallic Project, observed in diamond drillhole AKDD212 and associated with coarse, free gold in carbonate veining. This discovery is seen as e...
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